RAFE BALL
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT
Raphe Ball
was born about 1605 in the Berkshires, England. His
are unknown, however, he is said to be of the Balls
of
Barkham Berkshires.
On April 15, 1630 Raphe Ball wed Margery Crockford
probably in Hurst, Berkshires.
check Margery Crockford's file for confusion of names.
They had at least one known child Margery
Ball born 1634 who married William Passmore.
However, the Hurst parish records list 3 other children
with Raphe as the father. The mother, of course, was
not named. Unless we hear otherwise, we will assume
her to be Margery Crockford. These then are
the children noted in the Registry:
1. Raphe Ball, baptised Jan 1630/31 Hurst
and died Jan 27, 1634
2. Elizabeth Ball, baptised Dec. 1632 Hurst
3. Marjorie Ball, baptised Jan 27, 1634
Hurst
4. Frances Ball, baptised April 15, 1639
Hurst.
5. Bridget Ball baptized July 4, 1641 Hurst,
died Dec. 20, 1642
The Hurst parish register states that Raphe
Ball died Dec. 20, 1642, the same day as his
daughter Bridget. There was a civil war that broke
out 1642 in the Berkshires, maybe these two were
casualties of that historic event. The Hurst
records researcher, Victor Barton states that his
wife, Margery Crockford Ball lived to or after
1671.
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Date created 6/20/2012
updated 11/26/2012
updated 6/21/2015